M05.A

Abnormal rheumatoid factor and anti-citrullinated protein antibody with rheumatoid arthritis

FY2027Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue/M05–M14 Inflammatory polyarthropathies

BillableComplete code, valid to report

M05.A (also written M05A) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for abnormal rheumatoid factor and anti-citrullinated protein antibody with rheumatoid arthritis. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 211 codes in category M05 (Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 1 entry. Its coding notes include a Code first instruction, 3 Excludes1 entries and 10 Excludes2 entries.

Code first

If the underlying condition listed here is present and known, sequence it first.

This code
  • rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor by site, if known (M05.00 to M05.8A)

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Inherited from M05 Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor
  • rheumatic fever (I00)
  • juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (M08.-)
  • rheumatoid arthritis of spine (M45.-)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Notes

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

Alphabetic Index terms

Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 1 entry